4 Israelis hurt in suicide bombing at Erez Crossing in Gaza

A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up Saturday afternoon at the Erez border crossing in the northern Gaza Strip, wounding four Israelis, one of them critically.

The military wings of Hamas and Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement claimed joint responsibility for the attack, which occurred at around 4 P.M.

The two groups identified the bomber as Fadi Al-Amoudi, 22, from Beit Lahiyah in the northern Strip.

Of the other three wounded, one is in serious-to-moderate wounds and the other two sustained light injuries, the Magen David Adom rescue service said. The wounded were taken to Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva.

The blast apparently took place at the exit point used by the thousands of Palestinian laborers who pass through the terminal every day after returning to Gaza from work inside Israel.

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http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/416370.html

Of course, this attack which killed a border policeman and injured two other policeman and a civilian will be completely overlooked. It happend more than four hours before the strike on Rantisi, and has been claimed by Hamas and Fatah. Any futher doubts about the PA involvement in terror can now be laid to rest.

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Since when?

Violet...

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then it is "collateral damage", now it is "terrorism"?

It is truly regrettable that civilians are killed in military targets on terrorists. On the other hand, it would be even worse to allow terrorists (those who belong to outlawed terror organizations) to have a free reign in targeting civilians everywhere.

The IDF should be able to hit only those responsible for killing Israelis. Unfortunately, in reality, it is virtually impossible to do. I know that on some level you understand this, Darranar. You've been reading posts like this before, I assume.

in any military operation, however much care is put into preventing them.

But assuming that one considers these police to be legitimate targets (which is debatable), then this action cannot be considered a terrorist attack unless all military actions are considered to be so, or at least all in which civilians are killed or hurt (which is most of them).

Most police aren't soldiers, but you'd be quite aware that the Border Police aren't yr run of the mill regular civil police force, but act as reinforcements for the IDF in the Occupied Territories. So any attacks on them are a form of legitimate resistance. Just in case yr not convinced, here's some info from a source that should convince you...

http://www.police.gov.il/english/AboutUs/Structure/01_en_border.asp

From that page under Functions:

'Assisting the IDF in regular security, and in handling disturbances in public order in Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza Strip.'

Please don't claim I've said things I've never said. I've never denied that Hamas is a terrorist group. If you think I have, feel free to provide some links. What I've said is that attacks on military targets are acts of legitimate resistance, and not terrorism...

An Israeli civilian being injured in that attack doesn't make that attack an act of terrorism, not unless you think Palestinian civilians being killed in targeted assassinations makes those acts of terrorism as well. I've seen the argument put up here in this forum plenty of times that while civilian casualties are regrettable, it's a war zone, so that makes them collateral damage....

Are you sure yr talking to the right person? I've never said that targeted assassinations are terrorism. Show me where I have because it doesn't exist...

And to clear things up for you, suicide bombings that target civilians aren't legitimate and I've never said they are. Suicide bombings aimed at military targets, well I do consider them a legitimate form of resistance...

Violet...